Sarah Says: My Dunkin is a particularly lazy kitty. Feathers on a stick and dancing girls just don’t do it for him. When I pull out the laser pointer, though, he moves like me at DSW when I see sequins on the clearance rack.

Some cat owners are reluctant to use lasers because of safety concerns. Cat toys from Dollar Tree aren’t burning anything but a hole in your wallet. These lasers are in the 5 to 10 mW range and considered safe by the US Food and Drug Administration (lasers that cut plastic are 75 mW!). Still, do not point them into anyone’s eyes!

To sustain eye damage, a laser needs to be in contact with the eye for more than ten seconds. My cats only maintain that much eye contact when I bring home takeout from Happy City.

The other concern is kitty psychological welfare. With out the satisfaction of hardy bite of flesh or plastic, Mr. Floofers might wind up anxious or frustrated. You should end your rousing game of laser tag with physical attention via feathers on a stick, rattle mice, or dancing girls.

Sources: LaserWeekly, Way of Cats, National Center for Biotechnology Information, eHow

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